Monday, December 19, 2005

New Traffic Signs

For the past two years, traffic in Dubai has been everybody's water-cooler-kitchen-pantry-small-talk topic of the day. Many ideas, suggestions and proposals on how to help solve Dubai's traffic problems are currently in discussion. Some ideas are fairly sane and reasonable such as introducing alternative public transportation systems, expanding lanes or adding new ones, building more bridges and tunnels and introducing an intelligent traffic control and management solution. Other ideas were a bit more on the wild side such as: Introducing road tolls and making Dubai a giant theme park (more than it already is) and have everyone pay to enter the city. Another wacky idea was to make working schedules according to areas. I.E. deira offices start work at 7:30, bur dubai at 8:30, SZR at 9:30 and the Free-zones at 10:30 (someone actually proposed that in Emirates Today's letters section a couple of days ago!).I thought to myself: "if everybody else is doing it, why don't i give it a go?"

So i did, and this is what I came up with: A whole new collection of traffic signs.

Shokran Buj - it was easy to choose the nick heheheh ... and soon we'll see Princess Moryarti inshallah :0) Daddy's little girl.. We'll see how Mr. M will cope with 2 girls in da house!!

As for your new signs Mr. M., i have to agree with Buj - i like the lipstick thingy one, considering that back in the 'good old days' - when i was driving to meet Mr. M (late of course!) i used to apply mascara, eyeliner and lipstick while driving ...

Now i just make him wait at home an extra half an hour for me to get ready :0)

And i HATE the door thingy - there is nothing worse than buying a new car, and parking it for about 15 minutes infront of your building rather than in the basement to come back and see it scratched!!!

When i'm parking my car (and no matter whose cars are next to me , brand new or old) i make sure there is always enough space..

Also another beneficial point with parking right (between the lines) is that if you don't HOW in the WORLD would a pregnant women fit her stomach through the door . . . particularly if the car next to urs is almost sticking to the driver's door?!?!?! (That actually happened to me yesterday)

I would really love to see all your traffic signs ideas actually implemented specially that lipstick one.

Mrs. M if I where you I would have found my self a bigger parking space that fits my current situation :P but I’m sure you were taken by the feeling of not believing that you actually found a parking space, Right? :P:P

Mood - i would have loved to find bigger parking space, but as far as i remember parking spaces are standard in size, of course unless i'm driving a hummy tank then i am to be blamed...or i'm one of those people who take 2 parking spaces instead of one..

Furthermore, i wasnt surprised to find a parking space at all, considering i have reserved shaded parking space at the organization i work for :P

Just like your NAMESAKE. I loved them. So LMFAO! However on a more serious note, since its been the only PRACTICAL solution for Dubai in so many years. THEY NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED.WELCOME Madame M.Thanks to both of you for the kind wishes. I had a lovely day.